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Walking outside, it can feel like George R. R. Martin’s predictions have finally come true: Winter is here, and it’s not leaving. That statement isn’t entirely true, of course, but this season has been a rough one. We all need a little reminder that, one day soon, we’ll be able to go outside with our… Read More »

If you could capture the feelings, intensity and complex emotions of your sex life in an image, what would it look like? Intertwined bodies, thrusting, riding, bent, tangled, juice, scent, spit, sweat: the act of sex provides a pleasing array of physical characteristics for a camera lens to capture, but how do you capture the… Read More »

Four days. One massive venue. Over 250 independent artists. It’s baaaaaaaack! Now in its seventh year, The Artist Project starts TONIGHT at the Better Living Centre at Exhibition Place. Painters, sculptors, photographers and more will be showcasing and selling their works, there’ll be food, drink, and a cool new magazine lounge showing off different arts and culture… Read More »

The blogging powerhouses behind Toronto’s Fat Girl Food Squad have gone IRL this week, with a new art show at 2186 Dundas called “Fat in Public.” After a bumpin’ opening last Thursday, the exhibit is open for just two more days (Tuesday and Wednesday) before it’s gone FOREVER. There’s not much time! Featuring body-positive sculpture, crafts,… Read More »

“The world isn’t black and white, it’s made up of many, many different shades of grey. People like to make things black and white so it’s easier to understand,” says photographer Gracie Hagen, the artistic mind and talent behind the eye-catching series “Illusions of the Body.”  Nude, creased, bent and with everything exposed, this project challenges contemporary beauty… Read More »

With December’s ice storm, and the recent cold spell, this winter has seen us Torontonians weathering our share of…well, weather.  And where do we turn in these #moderntimes to air our thoughts and find community during such events (or, let’s be honest: #any#event#atall?)? To Twitter, of course!  Artist Sharon Switzer, in partnership with Pattison Onestop… Read More »